aDo emojis and pictures say more than a thousand words? Cristiano Ronaldo tried this as he returned to training and social media.
After finishing the match against Public Investment Fund (PIF) in the Saudi Pro League against Al Nasr and missing the matches against Al Riyadh and Al Ittihad, the team captain sent a message confirming his return.
Posted by CR7: A symbol of peace or a symbol of victory?
Cristiano posted a photo on his official X account wearing a gray Gucci T-shirt, black pants, and accessories such as a watch and bag. He accompanied the image with an emoji of a hand holding up two fingers to represent peace, victory, and positivity.
Some may think that this emoji symbolizes peace between the parties after the dispute, while others may interpret it as a sign of victory in negotiations with PIF, or that it may simply have been a gesture he made while posing for a photo. Or all three options.
His fans were quick to react in the comments section, with reactions such as “Welcome back the goat”, “The ultimate football legend for many years to come” and “The King. On the contrary, he’s getting old. Looking healthy and strong”, among others, to the Portuguese player.
The 41-year-old Portuguese star’s anger and dissatisfaction with the transfer policy of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund (owner of Al Nasr, Al Hilal, Al Ahly and Al Ittihad) resonated strongly in the football world.
The final straw was the last-minute transfer of Karim Benzema to Al Hilal, the CR7 team’s main rivals in the title race. According to Cristiano, this hurt his club but benefited other clubs. He included among the protests the delay in payment of salaries to several employees and collaborators of the Saudi club.
However, after the corresponding payments have been made, Cristiano Ronaldo has “won the match against Saudi Arabia” and will return to play with Al Nasr on Saturday, February 14th against Al Fateh at the Prince Abdullah bin Jarawi Stadium, according to A Bohra.
CR7 will not travel to Turkmenistan for Wednesday’s Asian Champions League 2 first leg match against FK Arkadag.
